A new academic work from Cambridge University Press, 'AI and Consciousness,' argues that advanced AI systems could become conscious within the next five to thirty years, but also acknowledges that suc…
A developer argues that AI systems may benefit from having multiple subminds with different opinions, plans, and values, rather than a single consistent set of preferences. This approach, inspired by …
A philosopher argues that philosophy journals should reject AI-generated prose because human experts' word choices reflect deeper sensitivities and provide better evidence of argument quality. The aut…
Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel is seeking comments on his new book 'Humanlike: A Defense of AI Rights,' which argues that AI with humanlike consciousness would deserve humanlike rights and that creatin…
A developer explores moral puzzles posed by future AI persons with radically different lifeways, such as 'utility monsters' who benefit from harming others and 'fission-fusion monsters' who can divide…